As just one of the two dedicated command ships in the Navy’s operational fleet, the USS Blue Ridge has served the United States for nearly a half-century, from the Vietnam War to the growing tensions ...

PYEONGTAEK, South Korea — Twenty-eight sailors from the USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19), temporarily moored at Pyeongtaek Port, joined a cultural tour of Seoul, Sept. 20, to learn more about Korean history ...

Key Points and Summary - USS Blue Ridge, commissioned in 1970, is the U.S. Navy’s oldest operational warship—but it remains the high-tech flagship of the 7th Fleet in the Indo-Pacific. -Purpose-built ...

With the United States Navy, there is an assumption, from within and from outside, that no costs will be spared to field a fully equipped, technologically sophisticated, and ...

An MH-60S helicopter from the ‘Golden Falcons’ of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12 launches from the flight deck of U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19) on Jan 21, 2020. US Navy ...

Petty Officer 2nd Class David White is serving aboard the USS Blue Ridge, operating out of Yokosuka, Japan, as an electronics technician. The 2003 Baton Rouge High School graduate maintains, repairs, ...

The Blue Ridge Class Amphibious Command ships provide the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps with command and control for fleet commanders. Commissioned in 1971, these are the only ships to be designed ...

YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — The USS Blue Ridge recently dropped anchor back in its homeport in Japan after 114 days spent visiting 11 ports in nine Indo-Pacific nations. The 7th Fleet flagship — the ...

USS Blue Ridge, the flagship of the Navy's 7th Fleet, has been at sea for 65 straight days, breaking the ship's Vietnam War-era for underway operations. The Blue Ridge is known for frequent port ...

KINGS BAY, Ga. — The Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Tennessee (Blue) (SSBN 734) has a new commander. A change of command ceremony was held July 14 at the Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay ...